Sid 1-8730

Message

PROTOCOL-ICMP record route rr denial of service attempt

Summary

The ping command in Linux 2.0.3x allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending large packets with the -R (record route) option.

Impact

CVSS base score 5.0 CVSS impact score 2.9 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact NONE integrityImpact NONE availabilityImpact NONE

Detailed information

Affected systems

• debian debian_linux 2.1
• linux linux_kernel 2.0
• linux linux_kernel 2.0.34
• linux linux_kernel 2.0.35
• linux linux_kernel 2.0.36
• linux linux_kernel 2.0.37
• linux linux_kernel 2.0.38
• redhat linux 5.2

Ease of attack

False positives

None known

False negatives

None known

Corrective action

Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

Contributors

• Talos research team.
• This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology.
• For more information see nvd.

Additional References